Sometimes pageants get a bad rap. But for girls all over the country, they work wonders. “If you have red hair and freckles, you are beautiful,” Miss Connecticut told the world Sunday night during the 2014 Miss America pageant.

We landed on Mars and a room full of cheering nerds became stars. Apple prototypes blew our minds. GIFs…never die. BuzzFeed’s John Herrman joins Katie Linendoll on SPIKETV’s All Access Weekly to round up the summer of tech to remember. Never forget.

BuzzFeed’s Washington Bureau Chief, John Stanton, had a newsmaking interview with Rep. Eric Cantor last week where he urged tolerance on gays and muslims. CBS This Morning’s Charlie Rose pushed Cantor on his statements to BuzzFeed and PoliticsNation’s Rev. Al Sharpton said Cantor’s interview with BuzzFeed represented “a major development” and calls its a party split. “Folks, this is big,” said Sharpton. Yup.

BuzzFeed’s Matt and Dave Stopera were featured on an E! special “15 Most Awesomest Boy Bands,” breaking it all down from 98* to N’sync to O-Town. Here’s some of our favorite moments. Noted: morphorotic is not a word.

BuzzFeed’s Chris Geidner joins Full Court Press with Bill Press to talk his report on the record number of out gay Congressional candidates this year. Tammy Baldwin would be the first out Senator, should she win.

BuzzFeed’s McKay Coppins joins John Avlon on CNN’s Out Front with Erin Burnett about the role of Mormonism plays in Mitt Romney’s life and how it affects the campaign. “If you’re a Mormon and you watch Mitt Romney for 5 minutes, you will see about 7 tells that he’s a Mormon,” Coppins said.